President Trump said Theresa May’s deal was “great for the EU”WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES

President Trump delivered another blow to Theresa May’s Brexit deal last night by saying that it could hamper trade between Britain and America.

He said that the agreement sounded “like a good deal for the EU”. President Macron of France had claimed the deal would let his country “leverage” access to fishing waters after Brexit.

Mr Trump’s criticism came at the end of another grim day for Mrs May. Former Tory loyalists joined a Commons attack on her deal and another Conservative MP submitted a letter of no confidence in her leadership. The Times has also learnt that the prime minister is coming under pressure to give her MPs a date for her departure to secure their support for her Brexit deal.

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